Engraving
- Object Name:
- Engraving
- Object ID:
- 1918.014.01.44
- Creator:
- French, Frank (1850-1933)
- Place of Origin:
- Manchester, NH
- Date:
- circa 1890
- Description:
- Wood engraving, oyster gathering, by Frank French (1850-1933). One of 56 pages in Volume 1 of a two-volume set. Black ink on tissue paper. Vertical rectangle. Man on shore with oyster basket, wearing heavy boots. Basket appears to be dripping. Sailing ships with gulls in background. Cloudy sky. Narrow, dark border. Signed "Burns" in lower left. "Frank French Sc." written vertically on border along lower right side. Signed in pencil below image, "Frank French / Sc.", right.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-6.35 W-4.3 inches
- Provenance:
- Purchased from Frank French in 1918.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- French, Frank (1850-1933)
- Subjects:
- Wood engravings, Sky, Sailing ships, Oyster industry, Oystering, Baskets, Sea travel, Gulls
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